CBS has unveiled the names of the chefs competing in America’s Culinary Cup Season 1.
The cooking competition show hosted and produced by Padma Lakshmi is set to premiere on Wednesday, March 4, at 9:30 p.m. ET and stream on Paramount+.
Lakshmi will be joined by Michael Cimarusti and Wylie Dufresne as judges in the elite competition.
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America’s Culinary Cup’s contestants include six Michelin-starred chefs, an honor held by fewer than one percent of restaurants worldwide, two Bocuse d’Or medalists, two James Beard Award winners, 14 James Beard Award nominees, and recipients of numerous other top-tier culinary honors.
The 16 contestants for America’s Culinary Cup Season 1 are: Kim Alter (San Francisco, CA), Katie Button (Asheville, NC), Keith Corbin (Los Angeles, CA), Rochelle Daniel (Flagstaff, AZ), Diana Dávila (Chicago, IL), Michael Díaz de León (Denver, CO), Sol Han (New York, NY), Russell Jackson (New York, NY), Beverly Kim (Chicago, IL), Buddha Lo (New York, NY), Chris Morgan (McLean, VA), Matt Peters (Austin, TX), Malyna Si (Jackson, WY), Cara Stadler (Madison, CT), Philip Tessier (Napa, CA), and Emily Yuen (New York, NY).
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America’s Culinary Cup will test the chefs against the series’ ten culinary commandments – Meat, Vegetables, Sauces, Dessert, Innovation, Flavors, Sustainability, World Cuisine, Consistency, Culinary Science and Technology.
Lakshmi, Cimarusti, and Dufresne will evaluate taste, creativity, presentation, and technique to decide who advances, who is eliminated, and who ultimately masters the commandments and wins the biggest cash prize in culinary television history — $1 million.
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America’s Culinary Cup is produced by Padma Lakshmi for Delicious Entertainment and Susan Rovner for Aha Studios. Josh Silberman serves as showrunner.
Scroll through the photo gallery below to meet the chefs from America’s Culinary Cup Season 1.
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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Host, judges, and contestants in AMERICA’S CULINARY CUP
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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KIM ALTER
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Accolade: James Beard Nominee
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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KATIE BUTTON
Hometown: Asheville, NC
Accolade: James Beard Winner
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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KEITH CORBIN
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Accolade: James Beard Nominee
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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ROCHELLE DANIEL
Hometown: Flagstaff, AZ
Accolade: Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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DIANA DÁVILA
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Accolade: James Beard Nominee
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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MICHAEL DIAZ DE LEON
Hometown: Denver, CO
Accolade: Michelin Starred Chef
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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SOL HAN
Hometown: New York, NY
Accolade: James Beard Nominee
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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RUSSELL JACKSON
Hometown: New York, NY
Accolade: James Beard Nominee
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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BEVERLY KIM
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Accolade: Michelin Starred Chef
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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BUDDHA LO
Hometown: New York, NY
Accolade: Michelin Starred Chef
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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CHRIS MORGAN
Hometown: McLean, VA
Accolade: Michelin Starred Chef
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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MATT PETERS
Hometown: Austin, TX
Accolade: Bocuse D’Or Gold Medalist
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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MALYNA SI
Hometown: Jackson, WY
Accolade: Michelin Starred Chef
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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CARA STADLER
Hometown: Madison, CT
Accolade: James Beard Nominee
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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PHILIP TESSIER
Hometown: Napa, CA
Accolade: Bocuse D’Or Silver Medalist
‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1 Cast Photos
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EMILY YUEN
Hometown: New York, NY
Accolade: James Beard Nominee
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